Approving an Interlocal Agreement for the Elimination Reorganization, and Consolidation of Public Safety Answering Points in St. Joseph Co 911 Centers

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E. On or before November 12, 2014, all call relaying and dispatching equipment of the St. Joseph County Sheriff shall be fully installed and ready for use at the South Bend Emergency Communications Center; F. On or before November 21, 2014, all call relaying and dispatching equipment of the Clay Fire PSAP shall be fully installed and ready for use at the South Bend Emergency Communications Center; G. On or before November 27, 2014, all incoming calls and requests for emergency assistance shall be redirected from the County PSAP to the South Bend Emergency Communications Center (i.e., calls shall cease being directed to the County PSAP); H. On or before December 6, 2014, all incoming calls and requests for emergency assistance shall be redirected from the Clay Fire PSAP to the South Bend Emergency Communications Center (i.e., calls shall cease being directed to the Clay Fire PSAP); and I. On or before December 31, 2014, the County shall take complete operational and managerial control of the South Bend Emergency Communications Center, acting by and through the Public Safety Communications Consortium of St. Joseph County, Indiana, as established by County Ordinance 79 -13 (adopted on January 14, 2014) and approved by the Agreement. III. Comprehensive Consolidation. Concurrent with the renovation of the South Bend Emergency Communications Center and the relocation of PSAPs thereto, the Parties to this Agreement have agreed to finance the acquisition, construction, renovation, installation, and equipping of a unified county -wide PSAP. The Parties to the Agreement shall use best reasonable efforts to implement full and comprehensive consolidation as follows: A. On or before October 31, 2014, the County shall award a construction contract for the construction and equipping of a new county -wide PSAP facility in St. Joseph County, Indiana (the "Primary PSAP ") to be located on Downey Avenue in Mishawaka, Indiana; B. On or before June 26, 2015, construction of the Primary PSAP shall be substantially complete; C. On or before August 31, 2015, all call taking, call relaying, and dispatching equipment of the Mishawaka PSAP shall be fully installed and in use at the Primary PSAP and all incoming calls and requests for emergency assistance shall be redirected from the Mishawaka PSAP to the Primary PSAP (i.e., calls shall cease being directed to the Mishawaka PSAP); and D. On or before September 30, 2015, all operations of the South Bend Emergency Communications Center shall be fully and completely transferred to the Primary PSAP with the South Bend Emergency Communications Center serving as a backup to the Primary PSAP (collectively, the "Consolidated Dispatch Center ").